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Old 02-23-09 | 09:05 PM
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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

Originally Posted by Trueblood
This was my over 20 year old Nashbar in NYC commuter mode - the frame snapped on the seat tube near the bottom bracket last autumn. Very unusual place for the frame to fail....

I still use the Tailwind front panniers. I think they stopped making them in 1986 or so.
I've seen failures there twice. I don't think it's so unusual. When you think about how heavily the frame is built there, you realize it's probably because that's where a lot of the stress is.

Right now, I'm commuting on a 38-year-old bike. It's lovely. It's a 1971 Raleigh Super Course.
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